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Lemon Mackerel

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 4

Ingredients

2 pounds Spanish mackerel fillets, skin on
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
Lemon slices

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Rinse fish fillets and lay on paper towels to dry. Rub a glass casserole dish with olive oil. Also rub fish fillets with olive oil. Lay fillets skin side down in dish. Pour lemon juice on fish (1/4 inch in dish) and spread fish with butter. Sprinkle with salt and lemon-pepper seasoning. Put about three slices of lemon on each fillet. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, until fish flakes easily with fork. If you would like your fillet to brown more, put it under the broiler for 2 to 3 extra minutes.

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